"Master, will that shop owner still be here tomorrow?"
Nalan Yanran suddenly asked expectantly.
After obtaining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, she had fallen unconscious, so she knew nothing of what happened afterward. Naturally, she did not know that Ye Yun would remain at the Misty Cloud Sect for three days.
On her very first try, she had obtained such a heaven-defying treasure as the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
Having tasted such a benefit, Nalan Yanran was naturally filled with anticipation.
It would be wonderful if she could obtain another treasure like the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
"He will."
Yun Yun nodded at her words.
"The shop owner said he would remain at the Misty Cloud Sect for three days."
"Really!"
Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes lit up.
"Then, Master, let's go try again tomorrow."
Nalan Yanran clenched her fists, thinking that she had to open an even better treasure tomorrow.
Seeing Nalan Yanran's excited expression, Yun Yun smiled and nodded as well.
Of course they had to go.
Nalan Yanran had tasted the benefits, but hadn't Yun Yun as well?
Whether it was the Advanced Experience Pill, the Light Spirit Boots, or Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
Which of those three treasures was not priceless?
Yet she had bought all of them for only three hundred thousand Gold Coins.
Yun Yun naturally would not easily give up such a profitable deal.
In fact, even if Ye Yun started raising his prices outrageously tomorrow, Yun Yun would still pay without hesitation.
The only thing she found regrettable was that the shop owner only had five Jars available each day.
It would have been better if there were a few more Jars.
However, a trace of doubt flashed through Yun Yun's heart.
Just who was that young owner of the Heavens and Worlds Shop?
Why was he able to bring out such heaven-defying treasures for sale?
And why did he want to sell them?
Thinking of the terrifying methods Ye Yun had displayed during the day, Yun Yun's heart was filled with doubts.
Why would such a terrifying expert need to sell things?
And at such low prices, too.
One hundred thousand Gold Coins per Jar seemed very expensive.
But compared to the treasures obtained from within, it was simply far too cheap.
It would not even be an exaggeration to call it a giveaway.
What exactly was this young shop owner after?
Yun Yun truly could not figure it out.
"Master, have you already broken through to the Dou Zong realm?"
Suddenly, Nalan Yanran recalled what had happened during the day. Remembering the terrifying pressure Yun Yun had emitted at the time, she could not help asking.
Hearing Nalan Yanran's words, Yun Yun came back to her senses. A radiant smile appeared on her lips as she nodded slightly. "That's right. Your master is now in the Dou Zong realm."
"Wow!"
"Master, you're incredible!"
Nalan Yanran looked at Yun Yun with a face full of admiration, her heart incomparably excited.
Her master had grown stronger, which meant her own backing had become even more powerful. Naturally, Nalan Yanran felt honored by it.
"Doesn't that make you the strongest expert in the Jia Ma Empire now? Even Grandmaster isn't as powerful as you, right?"
The Grandmaster Nalan Yanran referred to was naturally Yun Shan, the previous sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect and Yun Yun's master.
"Master..."
At those words, Yun Yun's heart stirred, and she suddenly thought of Yun Shan, who was still in seclusion.
Should she inform her master about this?
Over the years, her master had remained in seclusion, seeking to break through to the Dou Zong realm.
Yet after so long, there had still been no news.
What if her master was as fortunate as she had been and opened a Divine Pill? Wouldn't he also be able to break through to the Dou Zong realm and fulfill his wish?
Thinking of this, Yun Yun said to Nalan Yanran, "Yanran, I have something to take care of. I'll be leaving first."
With that, Yun Yun immediately left the courtyard and hurried toward the Misty Cloud Sect's Back Mountain.
The Misty Cloud Sect's Back Mountain was precisely where Yun Shan had entered seclusion.
At the same time, on a mountain peak within the Misty Cloud Sect, a young man was likewise rushing anxiously toward where his master was in seclusion.
"Master!"
"Master!"
The young man arrived at a courtyard and walked straight in. He then came to a secret chamber within the courtyard and shouted outside it, his expression extremely anxious.
Creak!
Following the young man's shouts, the door to the secret chamber suddenly opened a moment later.
"Ling'er, why are you making such a disturbance here? Didn't I tell you not to come and disturb me unless it was something important?"
A man's voice sounded from within the secret chamber. Having been disturbed by the young man, he sounded somewhat angry.
Hearing this, the young man hurriedly explained, "Master, I dared to disturb you because I have an earth-shattering matter to report!"
The secret chamber fell silent for a while after hearing the young man's words. A moment later, a white-robed man walked out.
As he emerged, he casually brushed some powder from his clothes. A distinctive medicinal fragrance permeated his body, clearly because he had spent a long time around Pills and had absorbed much of their scent.
"Speak. What is it? If it is not important, I will punish you properly." The white-robed man came before the young man and spoke in a deep voice.
"Master, what I have to say truly is an earth-shattering matter!"
The young man's tone was extremely excited.
"Did you know? Today, the Sect Master broke through to the Dou Zong realm!"
"What?"
"The Sect Master broke through to Dou Zong?"
The white-robed man was stunned for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
The white-robed man said calmly, "You mean the Old Sect Master?"
"His cultivation had long since reached the peak of the nine-star Dou Emperor realm. After being in seclusion for so many years, it is about time he broke through."
The white-robed man appeared quite calm at the information the young man had brought.
"Come to think of it, I have not seen the Old Sect Master in over ten years. Since he has broken through this time, I should go see him and congratulate him while I'm at it." A trace of nostalgia appeared in the white-robed man's eyes as he spoke matter-of-factly.
"No..."
"Master, I'm not talking about the Old Sect Master."
"I mean the current Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, Sect Master Yun Yun. She broke through to the Dou Zong realm today."
Seeing that his master had misunderstood him, the young man hurriedly explained.
"???"
"What did you say?"
The white-robed man froze slightly, and then shock appeared on his face.
He said in disbelief, "What nonsense are you talking about? Yun Yun is only a three-star Dou Emperor. How could she possibly break through to the Dou Zong realm?"
The white-robed man's face darkened as he glared at the young man angrily. "You brat, are you deliberately trying to fool your master?"
The white-robed man believed he knew Yun Yun very well, so how could he accept the young man's "absurd claims"?
"It seems I have been too indulgent with you in the past, to the point that you now dare to cause such trouble!"
The white-robed man shouted sternly, his expression extremely unpleasant. "Today, I must teach you a proper lesson!"
"Master!"
"Every word this disciple said is true!"
"If you do not believe me, you can ask the Great Elder and the others. They saw it with their own eyes."
Seeing that his master did not believe him, the young man immediately panicked and spoke with great agitation.
"If what this disciple said is false, Master can punish me then." There was a trace of grievance in the young man's voice.
"Are you really not lying?"
Seeing the young man like this, the white-robed man became somewhat uncertain.
No matter what, he could not believe that woman had gone from a three-star Dou Emperor directly to the Dou Zong realm in a single day.
That was absolutely impossible.
Even a seventh-grade pill could not have such an effect.
Yet looking at his aggrieved disciple, the white-robed man was confused.
Seeing his master suddenly fall silent, the young man seemed to recall something and said softly, "Master, I heard that the Sect Master bought a Divine Pill that increased her cultivation by thirty years, allowing her to break through to the Dou Zong realm in one go."
"Absurd!"
Hearing this, the white-robed man angrily rebuked him, not believing it at all.
"What pill could possibly increase one's cultivation by thirty years?"
As a sixth-grade Alchemist, the white-robed man did not believe the young man's words at all.
In his view, no such unreasonable pill existed in this world.
A pill capable of increasing one's cultivation by thirty years would certainly contain an enormous amount of energy.
With Yun Yun's strength as a three-star Dou Emperor, if she directly consumed such a pill, there would be only one outcome.
She would explode and die!
That was right. This white-robed man was the Misty Cloud Sect's sixth-grade Alchemist, the Pill King Gu He.
And the young man before him was Gu He's final disciple, Liu Ling.
"Master, every word this disciple said is true!"
"If you do not believe me, you can go to the mountain gate and see for yourself. The shop the Great Elder and the others mentioned is still there. The Divine Pill the Sect Master bought came from that shop."
Seeing that his master refused to believe him no matter what, Liu Ling explained helplessly.
"A shop at the mountain gate?"
"Hmph, playing tricks. I will go take a look myself tomorrow."
Gu He snorted and left with a sweep of his sleeve.
Liu Ling watched Gu He's departing back and sighed helplessly.
"Why doesn't Master believe me when I'm telling the truth?"
Misty Cloud Sect Back Mountain.
This was a tranquil and remote valley, shrouded in mist all year round.
At this moment, a white-robed figure suddenly descended, breaking the valley's usual silence.
"Master, your disciple Yun Yun requests an audience."
A clear voice suddenly echoed through the valley.
Yun Yun appeared within the valley and called out in a certain direction.
At this moment, inside a sealed cave, luminous pearls were embedded in the cave walls, lending a trace of light to the originally pitch-black surroundings.
In the center of the cave, an elderly man in a white robe sat cross-legged on the ground, a powerful aura emanating from his body.
Hearing the voice coming from outside, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashing through his clouded gaze.
"Yun'er, why has she come?"
"Could something have happened to the Misty Cloud Sect?"
The old man's expression darkened slightly. He then stood up and walked toward the sealed cave entrance.
Boom!
With a tremendous explosion, the rocks sealing the cave suddenly burst apart, and a white-robed figure swiftly flew toward Yun Yun.
"Disciple Yun Yun greets Master!"
Seeing the old man appear, Yun Yun hurriedly bowed, her attitude exceptionally respectful.
"Yun'er, you came to see your master..."
The old man looked at Yun Yun and nodded slightly, but before he could finish his sentence, his expression changed drastically as he stared at her in disbelief.
"Yun'er, your cultivation?"
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